Life Sciences Institute and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Sep 15;132(36):12733-40. doi: 10.1021/ja1049302.
Stephacidin and notoamide natural products belong to a group of prenylated indole alkaloids containing a core bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring system. These bioactive fungal secondary metabolites have a range of unusual structural and stereochemical features but their biosynthesis has remained uncharacterized. Herein, we report the first biosynthetic gene cluster for this class of fungal alkaloids based on whole genome sequencing of a marine-derived Aspergillus sp. Two central pathway enzymes catalyzing both normal and reverse prenyltransfer reactions were characterized in detail. Our results establish the early steps for creation of the prenylated indole alkaloid structure and suggest a scheme for the biosynthesis of stephacidin and notoamide metabolites. The work provides the first genetic and biochemical insights for understanding the structural diversity of this important family of fungal alkaloids.
Stephacidin 和 notoamide 天然产物属于一类含有核心双环[2.2.2]二氮杂辛烷环系统的prenylated indole 生物碱。这些具有生物活性的真菌次生代谢产物具有一系列不寻常的结构和立体化学特征,但它们的生物合成仍未被阐明。本文基于海洋来源的 Aspergillus sp 的全基因组测序,报道了该类真菌生物碱的第一个生物合成基因簇。详细表征了催化正常和反向prenyltransferase 反应的两个中心途径酶。我们的结果确定了prenylated indole 生物碱结构形成的早期步骤,并提出了 stephacidin 和 notoamide 代谢物生物合成的方案。这项工作为理解这一重要的真菌生物碱家族的结构多样性提供了第一个遗传和生化见解。